Dreamcore
Mechanics & Inner Workings
The Dreamcore works by triggering the consumer's latent magickal resonance with subtle, dream-aligned frequencies. The internal matrix of the fruit holds echo pattern which are nearly impossible to replicate that cause temporary neuro-empathic stimulation, heightening perception, empathy, and spiritual awareness. The bioluminescence in the skin serves as a focus for the energy harmonics encoded in its flesh.
Understanding Required
To eat it? None.
To harvest or preserve it properly? Years of alchemical and horticultural training.
To replicate or synthesize? No success thus far.
Manufacturing process
Seed Cultivation: Only seeds from a blessed Dreamcore tree can be planted. Soil must be sanctified with moonwater.
Growth Cycle: A 13-month cycle, during which the tree must hear song or prayer regularly. Roots must touch ground that has never seen bloodshed.
Harvest: Done only at the zenith of the Cerulean Moon, using the Essence Harrow/
Ritual Preservation: Each Dreamcore is wrapped in blessed silk and stored for no more than three days. It must be consumed fresh unless converted to potion.
History
The Dreamcore is said to have been create directly by Infinite Grace. Unlike other flora and fauna, It created, the Dreamcore was said to be born of quiet contemplation. It was not crafted with purpose but dreamed into being, infused with the memory of divinity itself.
The earliest confirmed cultivation happened in North Chrysalis, where groves were established in harmony with the rhythms of the land and stars. Some believe the first orchard grew where Infinite Grace once wept, his divine sorrow nurturing the soil.
The fruit spread widely across the regions, prized not just for its flavor and magickally properties, but for the emotional visions and memory echoes it induces in certain users. Different cultures approached it in radically different ways. Some revering it, some restricting it, and others exploiting it.
Legends and medical records both note that Dreamcore must be eaten within seven days of being plucked. After this point, its magick turns unstable and causes Starrot, a rare magickal condition. This has led to ritual burnings of the fruit on the sixth day in many places.
It's now a staple on tables across the continent. Its used in everything from religious offerings to casual meals. Some specialized professions, like Pathfinder of the Mind or Thalara, used the Dreamcore in mental and memory work.
Significance
The Dreamcore is considered a sacred food, a communion between humans and Infinite Grace. Every Harmony Sanctuary has one tree planted outside it and the Vatican has a small grove on Eternal Island. Philosophers eat them before penning major works. Some nobles have died trying to hoard them for political leverage or personal revelation.
If They Disappeared...
- All of Caelum Prime would mourn.
- Several philosophical movements would die out.
- Prophets who rely on Dreamcore visions would go silent.
Table of Contents
Common. They're available at every market stall, lunch table, roadside inn, and banquet hall.
Rich loamy soil
High-humidity
Exposure to whispers of prayer or music
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